Hey Mark Someone must've been quicker than you :-) It's already there ... http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19306_01/server.102/b14200/statements_2013.htm#i2282157 Cheers Stefan ========================= Stefan P Knecht CEO & Founder s@xxxxxxxx 10046 Consulting GmbH Schwarzackerstrasse 29 CH-8304 Wallisellen Switzerland Phone +41-(0)8400-10046 Cell +41 (0) 79 571 36 27 info@xxxxxxxx http://www.10046.ch ========================= On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 9:03 PM, Bobak, Mark <Mark.Bobak@xxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > Hmm…it would be a nice enhancement to be able to do something like: > > alter system set db_cache_size = 4G scope=both comment=’Updated by M.Bobak > as per Change Control Request #78512’; > > > > And have that comment recorded somewhere in the data dictionary, and > automatically dumped when you did a ‘create pfile from spfile;’. > > > > Hmm….how do I file an enhancement request? > > > > -Mark > > > > *From:* oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto: > oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Mayen.Shah@xxxxxxxxxx > *Sent:* Friday, July 31, 2009 2:39 PM > *To:* TESTAJ3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > *Cc:* genegurevich@xxxxxxxxxxxx; Joel.Patterson@xxxxxxxxxxx; > oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > *Subject:* RE: changing init.ora and spfile > > > > > For the same reason, I prefer init.ora over spfile. I can put comments for > reason for specific parameter value, group similar parameters (e.g. all > memory related parameter together etc). > Putting comments also satisfy auditors. > > Thanks > Mayen > > > > > > *TESTAJ3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx* > Sent by: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Jul 31 2009 02:29 PM > > Please respond to > TESTAJ3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > To > > Joel.Patterson@xxxxxxxxxxx > > cc > > genegurevich@xxxxxxxxxxxx, oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject > > RE: changing init.ora and spfile > > > > > My only problem with creating pfile from spfile is I lose all of the > internal documentation, why can't oracle keep all of those # lines in the > spfile, dooohhh. > > joe > > _______________________________________ > Joe Testa, Oracle Certified Professional > (Work) 614-677-1668 > (Cell) 614-312-6715 > > Interested in helping out your marriage? > Ask me about "Weekend to Remember" > Dec 11-13, 2009 here in Columbus. > > From: > > <Joel.Patterson@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: > > <genegurevich@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, <oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Date: > > 07/31/2009 01:19 PM > > Subject: > > RE: changing init.ora and spfile > > Sent by: > > oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > > You can do that. What I usually do is create a pfile from spfile (don't > overwrite your changes if you have already edited yours. Then I can > keep a human readable copy around. So do your renaming or whatever, and > put in place the new init<>.ora file. > > Shutdown > Create spfile from pfile; > (sometimes I do the reverse also for same reasons as above, create pfile > from spfile). > Startup (it will use the spfile you just created). (Works as a test > also, redundant or not). > > > > Joel Patterson > Database Administrator > 904 727-2546 > -----Original Message----- > From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>] On > Behalf Of > genegurevich@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 1:09 PM > To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: changing init.ora and spfile > > Hello: > > I want to make sure that I am making this change correctly. I have a > 10.2.0.3 DB which users spfile and I need to increase the SGA_MAX and > SGA_TARGET parameters. My plan is to > > - modify the init.ora file > - make a copy of an existing spfile > - shut down the database > - restart as startup using pfile=initXXX.ora > - when database is started execute create spfile from pfile > > That should guarantee that these changes are in the spfile and will not > be > lost next time the database is bounced. Am I correct? > > thank you > > Gene Gurevich > > > > > Please consider the environment before printing this email. > > > --* > *//www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > > > --* > *//www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > > > >